1. (S) SUMMARY. As suspected, the Kikwete administration is facing civilian-military tensions: Tanzania's Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) is hindering the President and Minister of Defence's decision to take the next step in the African Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program. Fortunately, the CDF is due to retire July 31 and President Kikwete intends to put the program on track after his departure. On May 2, Defence Minister Juma Kapuya asked to meet with Ambassador Retzer to apologize for the delay and to assure the Ambassador that ACOTA training could begin sometime after August 1. Kapuya confided to the Ambassador that President Kikwete was "trying to avoid open confrontation and buying time."

(Note: the Minister implied that this confrontation was with the CDF and that he was waiting until the CDF retired in July.) Repeatedly confirming President Kikwete's commitment to U.S. peacekeeping training, Kapuya also sought the Ambassador's help in explaining the matter to Washington. "We don't want anything to taint the positive momentum that is building in our relationship," Kapuya stressed. The Ambassador assured the Minister that we understood the temporary obstacle President Kikwete faced and that we looked forward to
starting ACOTA training in August. END SUMMARY........

During the 48[SUP]th[/SUP] Independence celebrations of Kenya commemorated on 12[SUP]th[/SUP] December 2011, the President of the Republic of Kenya H.E Mwai Kibaki (MP; CGH) awarded Ambassador Juma V. Mwapachu with the MORAN OF THE ORDER OF GOLDEN HEART (MGH). This is the third highest honour accorded by the Government of Kenya to any person.The award is in recognition of Ambassador Mwapachu's outstanding performance during his tenure of office as the Secretary General of East African Community, during his tenure he oversaw the implementation of the Customs Union, launched the negotiations of the Common Market Protocol and realized its implementation; launched the on- going negotiations for the establishment of the Monetary Union and put in place a Peace and Security architecture for the East African Community.

The Management and the Community of UDOM, congratulates Ambassador Mwapachu (MGH) who is the Chairman of the University of Dodoma Council for this deserved high achievement and wish him more success in the future.

PRESIDENT MWAI KIBAKI AWARDS AMBASSADOR JUMA V. MWAPACHU MORAN OF THE ORDER OF GOLDEN HEART (MGH).

During the 48[SUP]th[/SUP] Independence celebrations of Kenya commemorated on 12[SUP]th[/SUP] December 2011, the President of the Republic of Kenya H.E Mwai Kibaki (MP; CGH) awarded Ambassador Juma V. Mwapachu with the MORAN OF THE ORDER OF GOLDEN HEART (MGH). This is the third highest honour accorded by the Government of Kenya to any person.....

During the 48[SUP]th[/SUP] Independence celebrations of Kenya commemorated on 12[SUP]th[/SUP] December 2011, the President of the Republic of Kenya H.E Mwai Kibaki (MP; CGH) awarded Ambassador Juma V. Mwapachu with the MORAN OF THE ORDER OF GOLDEN HEART (MGH). This is the third highest honour accorded by the Government of Kenya to any person.....